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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Linklaters edges ahead of A&O and CC with 16% salary boost

    Linklaters is to increase its associate salaries by around 16%, overtaking magic circle rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) as a pay war looks increasingly likely.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Rival ABN bid hands trophy roles to host of top firms

    A raft of European firms have secured new roles on the £40bn bidding war for Dutch bank ABN Amro.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    US Top 50/New York: What Marty says...

    Corporate legend Wachtell Lipton has defined individualism and innovation in Manhattan's legal community for two decades. James Illman asks what the future holds as the architect of its rise nears retirement

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    Dealmaker's PA: Karen Bertram

    From the people who brought you the Cheese Survey (and Nigel Boardman)...

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  • April 16, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters leads as RBS closes in on ABN

    Linklaters is acting for longstanding client RBS on the bank's approach for Dutch rival ABN Amro. The magic circle firm - the bank's main corporate counsel for a number of years - is understood to be fielding a team that includes Dutch corporate partner Peter Goes. The firm's main relationship partner for RBS in London is restructuring head Robert Elliott, while corporate partners Matthew Middleditch and Anne Drummond also handle work for the client.

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  • April 16, 2007 |

    Linklaters leads as RBS closes in on ABN

    Linklaters is acting for longstanding client RBS on the bank's approach for Dutch rival ABN Amro. The magic circle firm - the bank's main corporate counsel for a number of years - is understood to be fielding a team that includes Dutch corporate partner Peter Goes. The firm's main relationship partner for RBS in London is restructuring head Robert Elliott, while corporate partners Matthew Middleditch and Anne Drummond also handle work for the client.

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  • April 10, 2007 | International Edition

    Top marks for City Law School in SRA test

    London's City Law School has been given the highest possible ranking for its legal practice course (LPC) after an inspection by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA). The school was given the grade of 'commendable practice' across all categories - the SRA's top grade under its new monitoring scheme. The school's grading is now subject to approval by the SRA's quality assurance sub-committee.

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  • April 10, 2007 |

    Top marks for City Law School in SRA test

    London's City Law School has been given the highest possible ranking for its legal practice course (LPC) after an inspection by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA). The school was given the grade of 'commendable practice' across all categories - the SRA's top grade under its new monitoring scheme. The school's grading is now subject to approval by the SRA's quality assurance sub-committee.

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  • April 4, 2007 |

    Freshfields to advise on Hamburg's 30% stake flotation of port business HHLA

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bagged a plum role advising on the float of the city of Hamburg's port business in what is set to be one of the biggest German initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year.

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  • April 4, 2007 |

    An eye for talent

    More than a few eyebrows were raised in Dublin's close-knit legal market when Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP) unveiled plans in February to introduce tiered salaries for its newly-qualified lawyers.

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